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Lorraine Hanson EEMEDandXMED 52 views A conversation by the two producers of X-MED and Lorraine Hanson, a beautiful dancer from Portland, OR who will be performing Saturday Sept. 3rd at X-MED.
Tatianna EEMEDandXMED 32 views A conversation by the two producers of X-MED and Tatianna, an exquisite dancer from LA who will be performing Saturday Sept. 3rd and Sunday Sept. 4th at X-MED. XMED -E...
Sahira and Silvia EEMEDandXMED 42 views A conversation by the two producers of X-MED and Sahira and Silvia, two amazing dancers from Houston who will be performing Sunday Sept. 4th at X-MED. XMED -Experimenta...
X-MED_Vol.2 EEMEDandXMED 134 views These are clips of dancers and companies performing at X-MED 2011.
X-MED 2011 Introductions EEMEDandXMED 125 views This is a conversation by the two co-producers of XMED -Experimental Middle Eastern Dance Workshops, Master classes, and Concerts as a means to provide an introduction and ...
X-MED Clip - 2011 Performers EEMEDandXMED 130 views These are clips of dancers and companies performing at X-MED 2011. Most clips (except for Silvia and Sahira) are available on EEMED.com videos.
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EEMED 2006 EEMEDandXMED 15 views
EEMED 2005 EEMEDandXMED 21 views

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An Evening of Experimental Middle Eastern Dance (EEMED) was conceived in the Winter of 1999 by a group of dancers wanting a space in which to perform their controversial works.

Though the greater Los Angeles area is home to one of the largest and stylistically varied populations of professional Middle Eastern dancers, there were almost no venues in which these innovative dancers could perform.

Since the Fall of 2000, EEMED has offered Middle Eastern dancers the opportunity to perform their works over several nights, allowing them to fully explore and experience their pieces and characters.

The concert is also unique with its extensive lighting design, fixed stage space, and option for scenery; things rarely available to Middle Eastern dancers.

In order to assure quality, each work, often at least a year in the planning, must go through an audition process. Such nurturing and attention opens up new and exciting avenues of expression.

In 2001, EEMED concerts became available on video, allowing national and international audiences to appreciate and participate in this unique body of work.

Increasingly EEMED receives more and more attention in the Middle Eastern dance community and the greater Los Angeles media. Numerous reviews have been written commending the show's originality, thought-provoking nature, and deep emotional impressions.

EEMED has also had the honor of being LA Weekly's "Dance Pick of the Week" (2005), cover story for The Argonaut (2004), and LA Beat's dance pick in "7 Days in LA" (2003).

Dancers continue to produce cutting edge works exclusively for EEMED. Their pieces, based in the Middle Eastern dance idiom, make traditional borders, edges, and standard representations visible by playing in-between and pushing past them into a new fringe space.

X-MED is an experimental Middle Eastern dance seminar co-produced by Amara and Djahari. It continues a supportive approach to experimental Middle Eastern dance and theater that the two have shared for 15 years. Their joint teaching of each seminar offers students different points of view and experiences on each topic.

In addition, the X-MED performances with Q&A allow the audience an opportunity to see applications of experimental Middle Eastern dance technique while continuing the learning process.

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